 The one was fire and fickleness, a child, Most mutable in wishes, but in mind A wit as various, — gay, grave, sage, or wild, — Historian, bard, philosopher, combined; He multiplied himself among mankind. The Proteus of their talents; but his own Breathed...  Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal - Sida 3181816Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 466 sidor
...Historian, bard, philosopher, combined; He multiplied himself among mankind, The Proteus of their talents: But his own Breathed most in ridicule; — which ,...Now to o'erthrow a fool, and now to shake a throne. cvir. The other, deep and slow, exhausting thought, And hiving wisdom with each studious year, In meditation... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 478 sidor
...Historian, bard, philosopher, combined : He multiplied himself among mankind, The Proteus of their talents : But his own Breathed most in ridicule, — which,...where it listed, laying all things prone, — Now to o'ei throw a fool, and now to shake a throne. CVII. The other, deep and slow, exhausting thought, And... | |
 | John Watkins - 1822 - 452 sidor
...philosopher combined: He, multiplied himself among mankind, '••ITie Proteus of their talents ; but his own • • Breathed most in ridicule —...Now to o'erthrow a fool, and now to shake a throne." •!'•'• •- ' ('-"fili'iM -. To render this encomiastic description more characteristic of the:... | |
 | John Watkins - 1822 - 476 sidor
...philosopher combined: H« multiplied himself among mankind, 2Q4 SCEPTICISM. The Proteus of their talents ; but his own Breathed most in ridicule — which, as...Now to o'erthrow a fool, and now to shake a throne." • To render this encomiastic description more characteristic of .the object, and more offensive to... | |
 | John Watkins - 1822 - 452 sidor
...their talents ; but his own Breathed most, in rirlieule — which, as the wind, Blew where it lasted, laying all things prone Now to o'erthrow a fool, and now to shake a throne." To render this encomiastic description more characteristic of the object, and more offensive to good... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1824 - 334 sidor
...Historian, hard, philosopher, comhined ; He multiplicd himself among mankind, The Proteus of their talents : But his own Breathed most in ridicule, — which,...Now to o'erthrow a fool, and now to shake a throne. CVIL The other, deep and slow, exhausting thought, And hiving wisdom -with each studious year, In meditation... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 906 sidor
...himself among mankind, The Proteus of their talents: but his own Breathed most in ridicule,—which, as the wind, Blew where it listed, laying all things...Now to o'erthrow a fool, and now to shake a throne. CVI I. The other, deep and slow, exhausting thought, And hiving wisdom with each studious year, In... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1826 - 170 sidor
...Historian, bard, philosopher, combined ; He multiplied himself among mankind, The Proteus of their talents ; But his own Breathed most in ridicule, — which,...Now to o'erthrow a fool, and now to shake a throne. CVII. The other, deep and slow, exhausting thought, And hiving wisdom with each stndious year, In meditation... | |
 | George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 sidor
...among mankind, The Proteus of their talents : but his own Breathed most in ridicule, — which, a* g ! J. Fotcari. Now, I'm ready— My eyes swim strangely — whcre's «huke u throne. The other , deep and slow , exhausting ' thought. And hiving wisdom with each studious... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1826 - 852 sidor
...philosopher combined ; •plird himself among mankind, • 1Vl|lr«s of their talenU : but his own »W no»l in ridicule,— which, as the wind, Blew where it listed, laying all thing« prone, — \ow to o'erthruw a fool, and now to «hake a throne. The other , deep and slow ,... | |
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